These indicate when the traffic signal operation is being preempted by emergency vehicles (Fire/EMS). When these lights are flashing the traffic signal will briefly go red in all directions and then a green signal will go up in the direction of travel of the safety forces vehicle.

These flags mark the location of underground utilities so that a given contractor can avoid hitting them. Please do not remove these flags as they are for everyone’s safety. Below are the different flag colors with a description of what they are marking:

An objective method of evaluating pavements is utilized. Depending on the Pavement Condition Index (P.C.I.), the roads are evaluated in a numerical range from the low 50s to 100, for a road paved last year. A computer program called Road Manager generates the P.C.I. for each street. In addition, each street is visually inspected on an annual basis to help determine the appropriate prioritization of the annual street resurfacing program.